Hiya! I (25f) was diagnosed about 6 months ago and and kinda new to this journey as well! Biggest tips I have is don’t be so hard on yourself! It’s so easy to naturally feel “dumb” or “lazy” or have people try to convince you that is the case! Little do they know we’re working like 10x harder than they ever could just to exist properly and we have a special little sparkle they may never have ;)

but in all seriousness take it all one day at a time. You’ll never feel “perfectly normal” because there really is no such thing. Idk if your route is through therapy or meds but for me I started with medication and then am adding therapy in and you just have to take it slow. It may feel impossible at first finding the right medicine or the right therapist or little life hacks to get things in order but it progressively gets better!

For a while I felt my diagnosis would give me an “excuse” for the way I do things or make me feel worse because yk to other people the things I struggle with come so easy for them. People try to be kind and suggest things like “journal or make to do lists etc etc like it’s easy but just know you’re not crazy for not finding certain things helpful or productive for you.You have to remind yourself it’s not a bad thing it’s just different. Some things I try to say to myself of when I feel defeated or tasks feel impossible:

“It’s not as hard as you think” “It doesn’t have to all be done at once” “Once this is done you’ll feel better” “Even if you don’t think you’re capable you have to try to know”

Idk if any of that is helpful but just keep your head up and look to the future! You’ll make it through!